Power Kite Forum

Easy way to find used kites

syuzhak - 29-5-2013 at 08:18 PM

Last year I made a little web app that searches the classifieds sections of the major kite forums and outputs the data on my website. Was going to make it a full fledged website but never got around to doing it....

The web app still works (albeit with lots of bugs), maybe it could of interest to any of you guys?

Check it out http://kitehound.com

elfasa - 30-5-2013 at 05:33 AM

This is such a good idea ! Any chance of a UK version ?

syuzhak - 30-5-2013 at 07:07 AM

Thanks! I can try to link some other forums, Im just not familar with any of the UK ones. So far I linked foilzone, powerkiteforum, bayareakiteboarding, nwkite, and chicagokitesurfing which are predominantly american.

Name a forum and I can try to get it to work?

indigo_wolf - 30-5-2013 at 08:36 AM

Quote: Originally posted by syuzhak  
Name a forum and I can try to get it to work?


www.kitecrowd.com
www.extremekites.com.au
www.kiteforum.com
www.ikitesurf.com
www.racekites.com

There was another one that was on the tip of my tongue, but now it eludes me.

ATB,
Sam

Nfish - 30-5-2013 at 09:31 AM

This is nice...save time to go through each forum looking for kites. :thumbup:

elfasa - 30-5-2013 at 09:43 AM

Quote: Originally posted by syuzhak  
Thanks! I can try to link some other forums, Im just not familar with any of the UK ones. So far I linked foilzone, powerkiteforum, bayareakiteboarding, nwkite, and chicagokitesurfing which are predominantly american.

Name a forum and I can try to get it to work?


No worries :D

There's also:

http://www.kiteboarder.co.uk/kitesurfing/index.php

http://www.sxkiteaddicts.co.uk/kitesurfing-forum.php?sid=f35...

http://www.tractionkiting.co.uk/index.php?option=com_kunena&...

But Kitecrowd, and Racekites are by far the most active. (KC particularly).

Could you have a separate UK section, save mixing up the UK / US sales ?

Tim

3shot - 30-5-2013 at 03:15 PM

Geese.......
More avenues to suck the cash out of my wallet.
At least when they are harder to find, they are harder to buy :embarrased:
:lol:

syuzhak - 30-5-2013 at 05:47 PM

Alright guys when I find some time, I'll add some more forums so you can spend some more money on kites you don't need...or actually need!

Throw all the feedback youve got at me, negative or positive, it doesn't matter, it can only help.

B-Roc - 30-5-2013 at 06:34 PM

That's pretty cool. How often does it update (meaning how soon does it see new postings)?

syuzhak - 30-5-2013 at 06:56 PM

It updates every 24 hours, which is fine because it picks up around 5 new posts daily.

syuzhak - 30-5-2013 at 06:57 PM

The problem is that some of the posts are parsed wrong making big errors which is the big issue.

syuzhak - 30-5-2013 at 08:08 PM

elfasa - 31-5-2013 at 12:21 AM

does it update automatically, or do you have to put the links up ?

syuzhak - 1-6-2013 at 06:19 AM

Fully automatically, I just have to set up every forum.

elfasa - 1-6-2013 at 07:09 AM

Wow, that's really cool! :D

syuzhak - 9-6-2013 at 10:04 AM

Sorry It took a little while but I added a few more forums and made a separate UK section.

Just in case anyone is still interested!

syuzhak - 9-6-2013 at 01:09 PM

Sorry It took a little while but I added a few more forums and made a separate UK section.

Just in case anyone is still interested!

elfasa - 9-6-2013 at 03:06 PM

That's great !! :D I'm going to be on it constantly ! Kudos syuzhak, great idea and execution !
Thanks,

Tim